Tiny bubbles shed light on massive volcanic eruptions
New research clears up a longstanding question about explosive volcanic eruptions like the ones at Mount St. Helens in 1980.
Jan. 20, 2021 • ~8 min
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Affordable electric car battery aims to end ‘range anxiety’
A new long-lasting, quick-charging electric car battery may offer a way to ease drivers' "range anxiety"—the fear of running out of power.
Jan. 20, 2021 • ~5 min
sustainability electric-vehicles batteries science-and-technology
Machine learning could cut delays from traffic lights
Researchers have designed a new system that uses machine learning to improve the flow of vehicles at traffic lights.
Jan. 20, 2021 • ~5 min
machine-learning traffic science-and-technology
Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture?
MIT researchers grow structures made of wood-like plant cells in a lab, hinting at the possibility of more efficient biomaterials production.
Jan. 20, 2021 • ~6 min
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Wing imprints reveal dino-era praying mantis
Researchers have identified a new species of praying mantis after discovering imprints of its fossilized wings in present-day Quebec.
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~6 min
evolution insects fossils wings new-species science-and-technology
Bird ‘Fitbit’ and muscle samples indicate fit fliers
New research on the muscles of black-legged kittiwakes suggests some of the birds are simply better athletes than others.
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~5 min
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Despite huge size, super light planet is ‘one of the puffiest’
The exoplanet WASP-107b is around the size of Jupiter, but has a mass 10 times smaller, researchers find. That upends ideas about gas giant planets.
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~6 min
space exoplanets planets science-and-technology
Your wandering mind is a ‘feature,’ not a bug
Researchers have a way to show whether our minds are focused, fixated, or wandering. They've found that a wandering mind might actually be helpful, too.
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~7 min
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Study: Identical Twins Are Not Genetically Exact Copies
Jan. 18, 2021 • ~4 min •
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